America's Next Top Model winner Whitney Thompson is set to go into her next career. Thompson just opened a restaurant called Whitney Lee's in Springfield, Tennessee with her fiancé Ian Forrester.

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According to DailyMail, Thompson wrote about the decision in her column for Slink (which appears via downloadable app). "Ian and I have always loved cooking. We loved to bake cakes in high school and bring them in every day," she said. "We were actually house shopping when we saw the building available. It was a whiskey saloon in 1838 and it still has the original exposed brick inside. It just felt like fate, and I try to never let opportunities like that pass me by."

Thompson also revealed that her fiancé would be the executive chef, while she'll be in the front of the restaurant. "I'm so excited to get stuck in and get to know customers and talk to people. Ian is amazing in the kitchen so it made perfect sense for him to run everything in there. I think that's the key to success, we can work together but also respect where each other is strongest too and support each other," she said.

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On June 27, Thompson tweeted that her restaurant got their liquor license. "We officially have our #Liquor License! Woo hoo! #whitneylees @ianforresterart #restaurant #local #smallbusiness #springfield #downtown" she also wrote on her Instagram page.

Thompson was the first plus size model to win Tyra Banks' CW reality show.

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